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Egg Bites

High-protein egg bites like the coffee-shop kind, made at home. Cottage cheese blended with eggs makes them fluffy and creamy, and they reheat in under a minute.

  • High-protein
  • Meal prep
  • Freezer-friendly
  • Blender
Makes
18 egg bites
Skill
Easy
Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Total
35 min
Baked egg bites with greens in a muffin tin

Method

  1. Heads up

    Heat the oven to 350°F and grease the muffin tin well with cooking spray or butter.

  2. Blend (1 min)

    Blend the egg whites, eggs, cottage cheese, salt, pepper, and paprika until smooth.

    Ready whenThere are no cottage cheese curds left.

  3. Chop and fold in (5 min)

    Chop the kale, potatoes, and sausage into small pieces. Stir them into the egg mixture.

  4. Fill the tin (2 min)

    Pour the mixture into the greased muffin tin, filling each cup about ¾ full.

    WhyEgg bites puff up in the oven. Leaving room keeps them from spilling over.

  5. Bake (25 min)

    Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes.

    Ready whenThe centers are set and do not jiggle, and a knife in the middle comes out clean.

  6. Cool and release (5 min)

    Let them cool 5 minutes, then run a butter knife around each edge and pop them out. Serve 2-3 with fruit, or tuck into a toasted English muffin.

Make it cheffy

Bake with a water bath

How

Set a baking dish filled with 1 inch of hot water on the rack below the egg bites while they bake.

Why

The steam cooks the eggs gently, so you get the silky, custard-like texture of sous vide egg bites without the special equipment.

Swaps

  • Chicken sausage → turkey bacon, ham, or leave it out for vegetarian.
  • Kale → spinach, peppers, or scallions.
  • Stuck to the pan? Next time, grease more generously or use silicone cups. For now, loosen them with a thin knife.
  • Rubbery texture? They were overcooked. Pull them out as soon as the centers set.

Make ahead & storage

Make ahead

Bake a batch and keep them ready for the week.

Storage

Airtight container in the fridge up to 4 days. Freezer up to 2 months, wrapped individually. Reheat in the microwave 30-45 seconds (from frozen, 60-90 seconds), until hot in the center.

Macros per serving

Estimate
Calories
about 50
Protein
about 6 g
Carbs
about 2 g
Fat
about 2 g

Per egg bite, based on 18. Uses 2% cottage cheese and pre-cooked chicken sausage.

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